Review: It's now been a decade since Finnish combo Black Motor impressed with their eponymous debut album. Numerous impressive albums later, the trio of drummer Simo Laihonen, double bass player Ville Rauhala and saxophonist Tane Kannisto is still growing strong. While they were once fearless exponents of challenging free jazz, Branches is an altogether smokier and more atmospheric affair. While it's clear that there's still plenty of improvisation throughout, the grooves are tidier and the sax lines more evocative, as if they were designed to soundtrack melancholic walks through damp city streets after midnight. It's certainly more accessible to newcomers than some of the work and makes for hugely enjoyable listening.

Review: Jukka Perko Tritone is a Finnish jazz trio helmed by saxophonist Jukka Perko, alongside bassist Antti Lotjonen and drummer Teppo Makynen, AKA Teddy Rok. Dizzy, their debut album, and is largely made up of distinctive interpretations of works by the great Dizzy Gillespie. They begin with a radical riff on Gillespie's "Bebop" - all polyrhythmic drums and hectic sax lines - before delivering a moody and Afro-jazz influenced take on Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight". There's a surprising fuzziness to the production of their stellar version of Gillespie and George Russell's much-loved "Cubano Be, Cubano Bop", while their version of "Con Alma" us a wonderfully atmospheric and meandering affair. Arguably best of all, though, is their intoxicating take on Ernie Wilkins' 1963 tribute to Gillespie, "Dizzy's Business".

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